{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-554","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §554","heading":"Exclusion from nomination, election and service","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is prohibited from service in an office as set forth in section 553 may not be nominated for or elected to that office.  A responsible electoral official may not accept or certify such a person's nomination or nomination petition for an office subject to this chapter.  A responsible electoral official may not print or cause to be printed such a person's name on a ballot, ballot label, calendar or other similar instrument for election to an office subject to this chapter.  This section applies to nominations occurring and ballots printed after January 1, 1996.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 8: LIMITATION OF TERMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec554.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"27d99843248b53c3574c7604ff51bc94bc62c1922b47248eb079d94dffd4a2d6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-553","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}